2nd day of high school baseball tournament in Koshien

2nd day of high school baseball tournament in Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - A player of Yugakukan High School in Ishikawa Prefecture scores from third on a squeeze bunt during the sixth inning against Ichinoseki Gakuin in Iwate Prefecture in a second-day game of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 8, 2010. The high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium is a signature summer sports event in Japan.

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory.

2nd day of high school baseball tournament in Koshien

2nd day of high school baseball tournament in Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - A player of Yugakukan High School in Ishikawa Prefecture scores from third on a squeeze bunt during the sixth inning against Ichinoseki Gakuin in Iwate Prefecture in a second-day game of the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 8, 2010. The high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium is a signature summer sports event in Japan. (Kyodo)

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory. (Kyodo)